Letters to the Editor

‘Ontario needs a plan to ensure older adults can access safe, high-quality health care when they need it the most’

‘Yes, a few years ago these legacy projects may have been good ideas, but the world has changed … dramatically’

‘What would have happened if I hadn't been around to go to the hospital to advocate for my dad? Would this elderly Alzheimers patient have been left to wait for up to 10  hours for an ultrasound? Would he have wandered off and fallen somewhere or gotten lost?’

Mary Gordon, who was among the group who fought to save the art collection 30 years ago, says the university has more than a legal obligation to preserve it

The community must be involved in determining the future of the Sudbury Theatre Centre — it can’t happen in the dark 

‘Maybe it’s not surprising that the councillor and developer are so united in thought. After all, they share a mutual enthusiasm for spending over a hundred million taxpayer dollars as fast as possible without further question’

‘We have a mayor and 12 distinct wards each with councillors who represent them. Regrettably, each councillor usually only fights for what is best for the real estate they were elected in or the committees they sit on’

Responding to new funding for Greater Sudbury Police to manage mental health and addictions calls for service, letter-writer says this money should be going to social service groups to help people, not police to lock them up

‘Almost all governments are built on the centralized control of money. If money is decentralized, it’ll change how taxes are collected and how to pay the military and law enforcement structures. What then?’

It's March and the potholes are wide awake and hungry, says Sudbury driver